Denis> I'm trying to fix a bug on a script I didn't write :) I've done
Denis> some expect and tcl scripting but this is using the scotty
Denis> extensiosn and I am very confused why it is acting doifferently
Denis> than expect.
Because scotty is not expect.
Denis> in the expect script I connect to a host and run a program and
Denis> then drop the user off using the "interact" command. At this
Denis> point the ket is that the arrow keys work right and the escape
Denis> key gets passed to certain apps as if you had just telneted to
Denis> the host.
Expect does terminal emulation, scotty does not (since you can use
expect for that).
Denis> the scotty script I have is doing the same thing..it logs into
Denis> a host successfully and drops the user off. However while most
Denis> things work. Keys like the arrow keys and escape key send the
Denis> literal strings like ^[ or ^[[A and are only processed by the
Denis> app when you hit the return key. While this isn't the biggest
Denis> problem it driving me crazy and would like to know if anyone
Denis> has some insite as to how to put scotty into whatever mode is
Denis> necessary to stop this behavior.
Again, use expect if you want to automate terminal sessions.
/js
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